def, Here I was, getting ready to open an IB account after you said you will offer daytrading margins on the e-minis, now you qualify that with...
allesim, The multiplier for NQ is 20, not 30, and plus you got the math completely wrong. Also www.cme.com *does* contain information about...
A basic subscription will give you access to all the tables with the possible exception of the marketmakers (level II) table (I haven't checked,...
Actually, I'm sure there are a lot of people who are interested in that sort of thing, so instead of mailing that info to anyone, please post it...
what kind of interface do you find most efficient An interface to what? Have you decided what your program is going to be? Is it a scanner? A...
Tracker, An interesting question. Don't know the answer to the question of legality, however, first of all you can do three day trades in a...
limitdown, Both ESP and TradeSeeker are simply scanners. That means they go over kilobytes or megabytes of data and find in it whatever you are...
You are considered a PDT if you make 4 or more executions within any 'rolling' 5 day period Day trades, not executions. The purchase and sale...
but i stand behind my point: there is a fundamental difference between buying stock and buying a futures contract. after you have bought stock you...
Or just cover part of the chart with a piece of paper, and uncover it bar by bar. :) voodoo
Nicodemus, You are already trading the QQQ's, aren't you? I think I saw your post stating that that's what you usually trade. Trading the NQ...
Magna, www.tradearca.com This search engine should help you find just about anything. www.google.com A search for 'arca' won't return...
A link that works: www.siliconinvestor.com voodoo
Here is something people might find useful. What other web sites do you read? Discussion groups, news groups, financial web sites, on-line news...
this is an edit for my previous post: NQ not EQ It was late at night :) voodoo
You can always just download if from your quote provider. What format do you want it in? Text? Those quote vendors who do not provide you with...
2) There are more technical traders trading the Q's. It doesn't seem to me to matter what kind of traders trade the qqq/eq. There are plenty...
That is to say, if the price of a stock goes from $50 to $55, and a long trade nets you $5, they call it a 10% gain. And then in a short trade, if...
The exception would be if the month starts on a Friday. :) voodoo
Don, Thanks for the answer, but I'm still not clear on one thing: Isn't Fair Value calculated using yesterday's closing value of the S&P?...
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